Staff AI Solutions Engineer, Checkr
$177-208k
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3 days a week in office
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1001+ employees
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$177-208k
OTE
More information about location
3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To build a fairer future by designing technology to create opportunities for all.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or equivalent experience. A graduate degree is a plus
- 5-7+ years of experience in engineering, solutions engineering, or technical enablement roles, with a track record of deploying solutions that measurably enhance productivity
- 4+ years of hands-on experience developing AI-centric products and solutions, including machine learning, generative AI, LLMs, RAG architectures, agentic frameworks, and prompt engineering
- Deep proficiency in Python and experience with AI frameworks and tools such as LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, OpenAI API, and similar; familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Demonstrated ability to lead enablement programs—including running office hours, hackathons, training sessions, and creating scalable documentation and resources
- Proven experience gathering requirements from non-technical stakeholders and translating them into well-scoped technical solutions
- Exceptional ability to tackle open-ended, ambiguous problems in unstructured environments, synthesizing complex information into actionable plans and deliverables
- Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to make complex AI concepts accessible to diverse audiences—from engineers to executives
- A builder’s mindset: you are equally comfortable architecting a solution, writing production code, creating a training deck, and facilitating a workshop
- A deep passion for AI and a genuine desire to help others harness its potential to transform how they work
What the job involves
- Join the IT Engineering team as a Staff AI Solutions Engineer, where you will serve as the primary driver of AI enablement and solutions engineering across all departments at Checkr
- This is a highly visible, hands-on role that blends deep technical expertise with a passion for teaching and empowering others
- You will lead the charge on understanding team-specific requirements, configuring and evaluating AI tools, building bespoke AI-powered solutions, and standing up templatizable workflows that scale across the organization
- From running office hours and hackathons to creating reusable resources and training materials, you will be the go-to person for helping every team at Checkr unlock the full potential of AI
- Requirements Gathering & Enablement: Embed with internal teams across departments to deeply understand their workflows, gather requirements, identify high-impact AI use cases, and translate business needs into actionable technical solutions
- Lead Office Hours & Hackathons: Own and facilitate recurring AI office hours for drop-in support and guidance. Design and lead company-wide AI hackathons that inspire experimentation, knowledge sharing, and the discovery of innovative use cases
- AI Tool Configuration & Evaluation: Evaluate, configure, and recommend the right AI tools and platforms for the organization. Stay on top of the rapidly evolving AI tooling landscape and make informed build-vs-buy recommendations
- Build Bespoke AI Solutions: Design, develop, and deploy custom AI solutions tailored to specific team needs—leveraging LLMs, RAG architectures, agentic workflows, and automation frameworks to solve real business problems
- Create Resources & Artifacts: Develop reusable playbooks, prompt libraries, workflow templates, how-to guides, and reference architectures that enable teams to self-serve on AI adoption
- Templatize AI Workflows: Architect and implement standardized, templatizable AI workflows that can be adapted and deployed across multiple teams and use cases, driving consistency and scale
- Training & Teaching: Lead hands-on training sessions, workshops, and demos to teach teams how to effectively use AI tools and integrate them into their day-to-day work. Act as a force multiplier by building AI fluency organization-wide
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Engineers, Business Systems, Security, Data Engineering, and other AI Solutions Engineers to integrate AI technologies into existing systems, ensuring security, compliance, and scalability
- Strategic Planning & Roadmapping: Contribute to the AI strategy and roadmap at the organizational level, aligning initiatives with business priorities and ensuring AI investments deliver maximum value
- Communicate & Evangelize: Present findings, demo solutions, share progress updates, and advocate for AI adoption with stakeholders ranging from individual contributors to executive leadership
Our take
Checkr addresses the unpleasant and time consuming process of background checks so that companies using on-demand employees can make safer, more informed hiring decisions in less time. Background checks are a critical part of the hiring process, and CEO Daniel Yannisse noticed that they were painfully slow, resulting in loss of work for candidates and productivity downturns for employers.
Before Checkr entered the market in 2014 with its innovative AI technology and a solid $50m in venture capital funding, companies were waiting upwards of two weeks for their checks. Checkr substantially reduces this time frame and has grown to receive a $5 billion valuation.
Checkr has accelerated growth by making several highly advantageous acquisitions of competitor companies GoodHire and Inflection. As the world of work embraces diversity and inclusion, the company announced an end-to-end service for candidates wishing to expunge their criminal records, furthering the company’s ‘fair chance’ mission and clearing 1000s of candidates for free since 2021. New products launched at the end of 2023 include Checkr Pay (providing access to payment right after a shift) and Checkr Onboard (unified onboarding processes), exemplifying how Checkr is keeping pace with a rapidly changing, flexible, and mobile-first workforce.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
18% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Sep 2021
$250m
SERIES E
Sep 2019
$160m
SERIES D
Total funding: $556.7m
Company benefits
- Parental leave
- Stock optoins
- Work from home opportunities
- Comprehensive Health Plans | We cover 100% of insurance premiums and offer generous parental and family leave
- Competitive Compensation | We offer competitive salaries and meaningful equity
- A Variety of Food and Snacks | Our culinary team serves a rotating menu for lunch each day, along with unlimited snacks and drinks
- Wellness Programs | We invest in the holistic well-being of every team member through education reimbursements, onsite massages, and physical therapy
- Flexible Paid Time Off | We want you to take the time you need to relax and recharge
- Fitness and Public Transport Reimbursement | We’ll cover your commute and help you stay active with our onsite gym or fitness provider of choice
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Jonathan Perichon
(Co-Founder)After an MSc in Computer Science, Jonathan worked as a Software Engineer at Mogreet and deliv for a combined year and a half. He co-founded Checkr in May 2014, serving as CTO since.
Daniel Yanisse
(Co-Founder & CEO)Daniel worked as a Software Engineer at Mogreet and Deliv before co-founding Checkr.
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